Posts by Nick Maloney
Anything Can be Used for File Storage if You Use it Wrongly Enough
I recently came across the most excellent blog post “Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough” (It is a fun read and I highly recommend checking it out). After reading it, it dawned on me that I recently created an abomination that essentially did the inverse, I used a “message…
Read MoreGnarly technology predictions for 2022
When we first started The Gnar Company I expected to spend a significant amount of time researching and implementing new technologies each year. What we’ve generally found is while new frameworks and stacks are constantly evolving, clients typically seek expertise and stability within a given tech ecosystem. In our 6 years of operating The Gnar…
Read MoreSTDIN Stream Processing Using Crystal Concurrency
Recently, I embarked on building out a simple proof of concept where I needed to render the latest JSON object from a stream originating from STDIN. The source data comes from a PR’d version of the system monitoring tool atop that adds an option for JSON output. I wanted the ability to render the most…
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